News Botswana Commodities: Botswana Develops Security Strategy to Counter Terrorism Threat
Botswana is developing a national security strategy amid fears of heightened terrorism threats. The country's minister of defense, Kagiso Mmusi, addressed parliament Thursday. "The emerging global ...
News Botswana Commodities: Sacred rivers: Christianity in southern Africa has a deep history of water and ritual
A baptism ceremony in the Mbashe river in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty ImagesWater is a scarce commodity in much of Africa, particularly in southern Africa. This is well symbolised in the name of the Botswana national currency, pula (rain). When tragedies like flooding and drowning take place, it may seem inappropriate to speak of the scarcity and commodity of water. For example, members of the Johane Masowe church drowned in a flash flood during a baptismal
News Botswana Commodities: Coal rush! Energy crisis fires global hunt for polluting fuel
The sleepy Tanzanian port of Mtwara mainly dealt in cashew nuts until late last year. Now it bustles with vessels loading up with coal, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine drives a worldwide race for the polluting fuel.
News Botswana Commodities: IMF shaves Botswana’s economic growth estimate
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) now expects the local economy to grow by 4.3 percent this year, down from a projection of 4.7 percent, amidst warnings that global growth will be hampered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
News Botswana Commodities: New BCL owners welcome proposal to give shares to employees
Premium Nickel Resources Botswana (PNRB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Montwedi Mphathi has said the company is not averse to the idea of ceding part of ownership to the company employees as suggested by the Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU).
News Botswana Commodities: Africa has a Long Way to Go if it is to Break Free of the Resource Curse
The United Nations defines a country as dependent on commodities if they are more than three-fifths of its physical exports. Fully 83% of African countries ...
News Botswana Commodities: Exports plummeted in October 2021
Botswana exports took a knock in October 2021 registering only P4,960.7 million, a 22.1 percent decline from the revised September 2021 value of P6,365.1 million, latest International Merchandise ...
